Tonight was a great run. I ran without the iPod. I consciously went faster. My body knew it was going faster, but I didn't really feel more tired, if that makes sense. I think I'll run at this pace a couple times a week, see if it affects my running on other days, and gradually pick up the pace until I'm running this pace all the time. I changed my Garmin to give me my splits every half mile instead of every mile, and I liked it.
Total time was 55:51, a 9:19 pace. My mile splits were 9:26, 9:17, 9:20, 9:28, 9:23, and 8:55. Yeah!
The rest of this week, and next week, are going to be challenging to keep the running going as I start big-time trial prep and....TRIAL. I've been keeping up the running schedule, and it has really helped me stay focused at work, so the plan is to continue! |